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ME LD 2168

enacted

An Act To Increase Accountability For Persons Engaged In Commercial Sexual Exploitation And Human Trafficking And To Support Victims

Maine · 132 · lower

Quick answers

Did ME LD 2168 pass?

Yes. ME LD 2168 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-13. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Signed by Governor

What is ME LD 2168 about?

ME LD 2168 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Increase Accountability For Persons Engaged In Commercial Sexual Exploitation And Human Trafficking And To Support Victims”.

Who sponsors ME LD 2168?

Holly STOVER is the primary sponsor of ME LD 2168, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-13 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Holly STOVERprimary
  • Amy ROEDERcosponsor
  • Cameron RENYcosponsor
  • Rachel HENDERSONcosponsor
  • Lori GRAMLICHcosponsor
  • Suzanne SALISBURYcosponsor
  • Ryan FECTEAUcosponsor
  • Sean FAIRCLOTHcosponsor
  • Amy ARATAcosponsor
  • Drew GATTINEcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

  2. 2026-01-20

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-01-20

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-04-02

    Reports READ.

  6. 2026-04-02

    On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  7. 2026-04-02

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  8. 2026-04-02

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) was READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  9. 2026-04-02

    Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  10. 2026-04-02

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-939).

    reading-3

  11. 2026-04-02

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. 2026-04-06

    Reports READ.

  13. 2026-04-06

    On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  14. 2026-04-06

    READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  15. 2026-04-06

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  16. 2026-04-06

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-939) in concurrence.

    reading-2,reading-3

  17. 2026-04-06

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  18. 2026-04-06

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. 2026-04-06

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    passage

  20. 2026-04-13

    Signed by Governor

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  21. 2026-03-04

    Work Session Held

  22. 2026-03-04

    Voted - Divided Report

  23. 2026-03-30

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101255

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:53.435176Z

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